Fist Bumps, Hugs, or Shrugs: To friend or not to friend? To swipe right or swipe left? To stay fierce, to slay, to dab? This course will look at initial interactions and subsequent perceptions based on the nonverbal behaviors observed. Students will not only examine their own familial nonverbal patterns, but also their culture and societal impacts such as COVID 19 and social media, and how those have played a role in their communication patterns, assumptions, and behaviors. Students will become aware of the subconscious and conscious choices they use when encountering new potential friends, lovers, and even, haters and learn to translate nonverbal communication as they navigate their lives as Eckerd College students.
- Teacher: Laura Pollom